This week’s best blog posts:
This is certainly the strangest post I’ve ever shared, this reflection by Ann Althouse on a movie from 1968. She considers its metaphor and structure, and how back then “literary fiction revealed the complexities of the mind of wealthy suburban males.” Read I’m a very special human being. Noble. And splendid.
Despite the news stories of security breaches and big companies selling your data, Mark Evanier reminds us that modern technology is mighty darned useful. Read Science Marches On
Dave Kellogg reminds us, when at work, to come right out and directly ask for what we want when making a proposal. Because so many of us never get to the actual thing we are asking for. Read Write Actionable Emails!
I wrote another remembrance of my dad, who was a penny pincher. But I wrote it over at Curbside Classic, the site for old parked cars, because I found a car that was a ringer for one he used to own — one that any miser would be proud to drive. Read CC Capsule: 1986 Ford Escort Pony – The Ultimate Car for the Man Who Hates to Spend Money
I manage software engineers for a living. Actually, I manage managers who mange engineers. Hiring managers is in some ways more challenging than hiring engineers because at least with engineers, you can evaluate their engineering, as it’s a tangible thing. Chelsea Troy offers some great tough questions to ask prospective manager candidates that really get at the depth of their experience. Read Questions for Prospective Managers
Do you ever feel stuck? Unsure how to move forward? Johanna Rothman says you probably have a preferred solution in mind that you can’t have. The first step to moving forward is to let go of your preferred solution. Read How Can You Generate Options When You’re Stuck
Camera reviews and experience reports:
- Olympus Trip 35 (Andrew Morang)
Read my experiences with this camera here, here, and here - Nikon F90x/N90s (Peggy Anne)
Read my review of this camera here - Olympus XA (dspaedt)
Read my review of this camera here - Plaubel Makina 67 (Michael Nguyen)
- Kiev 4/4a (Ashley Pomeroy)
- Minolta Autocord (Mike Eckman)
- Yashica ME1 (Mark O’Brien)
- Nikon FM (Josh Solomon)
